Wildfire near Atikokan (Jun 30 · NE)
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🟤 red/brown = burned
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Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Burning for 51 days since its June 30 start, the active wildfire near Atikokan, Ontario, has expanded to encompass 51,928 hectares, equivalent to 128,317 acres. The fire has sustained an average daily growth of approximately 1,018 hectares per day within a region where the typical fire season runs from May to September.
Across the country, the broader fire landscape shows 2,396,062 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a total that is 43% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Ontario for 60 days. So far it has affected roughly 51,928 ha (128,317 acres) — about 519 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in Canada
Across Canada, roughly 2,595,525 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 39% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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